Tag Archives: Pouk High School

The past two weeks have been non-stop as I continue to get settled in and acquainted with my new work. I’m now riding motorcycles when I go to our schools outside town. I couldn’t post a picture like the one … Continue reading →

Since I was in America for my sister’s wedding, then Phnom Penh for Peace Corps stuff, I missed the end-of-the-year teacher party at Puok High. So, a few teacher friends asked me to stop by school when I got back … Continue reading →

My co-teacher and best friend in Puok, Socheat, helped me complete the last step of our Cambodia map project at Puok High. He painted the names of all the provinces in Khmer. His skills are obvious, they reminded me of … Continue reading →

It’s a curious condition to feel so busy that I can’t even focus on reading a book, yet not busy at all because school’s out for so many national holidays. As I come into my final few months as a … Continue reading →

Turns out, the paint store I went to in Siem Reap only had the primary colors, so we had to mix them together with white paint to make new colors. The mixing drew quite a crowd of students. Then, for … Continue reading →

I pulled into Puok High this morning to hear the school director announce that Grades 11 and 12 would not have class today. Instead, those students were ordered to ride their bikes an hour to the airport to wave goodbye … Continue reading →

Note: The picture above (and my participation in this activity) is in no way an endorsement of China’s president. I only borrowed one of my student’s posters for this picture to help illustrate my surroundings. Chinese President Hu Jintao landed … Continue reading →

This week, we finished drawing all of Cambodia’s provincial lines and started painting. We had to start with yellow because it was the only bright (non-dull) color available in the Puok Market. So, I’ll go to Siem Reap Friday to … Continue reading →